I have a confession to make - I like making observational rants about things no one really cares about and, in the long run, doesn't make a difference one way or the other. A guilty pleasure of mine, much like vodka -er, coffee in the morning.
I spend a lot of time driving, A LOT, my morning commute can range anywhere from 45 minutes to 4 hours (no exaggeration, it happened) and then I repeat it at the end of the day. I'm not sure if I'm more pissed off in the morning anticipating my day to come or at the end of it when I've endured my day and I have to do it again tomorrow. Needless to say when I'm commuting I'm not very perky. I also commit a terrible sin against the environment, I drive, I hate public transit for two reasons - 1) it's unreliable where I live not to mention extremely expensive and 2) I don't want to listen to other people's crap whether on their cellphones talking at rock concert volumes or trying to talk to me about their gastrointestinal issues. I like my solitude. I spend all day everyday talking and listening to people so my commute is me time. Just me and my crap. But wait! There are bumper stickers. Since the drive can't physically talk my ear off, he or she decides to heap their opinions and views on me with a bumper stick which I will spend the better part of my traffic jam staring at.
Just take a look a few of these examples: "I love my Husband" - good for you
"I love my Wife" - aw thats sweet; "My Boss is a Jewish Carpenter" - I thought Jesus' step-father was the carpenter?; "1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4 given" - that's clever. The religious ones just make me roll my eyes, that's nice you have faith, good for you. But these ones get my blood boiling: "Aren't you glad your mom was Pro-Life?" - yeah very glad, she got stupid drunk and kicked my ass down the stairs when I was 10, so much better than the abortion part (my mum never did that but some do); "Abortion: Big people killing little people" - ok so should we pull over and debate whether or not a fetus is a person or...?; "Save Social Security - Stop Aborting Future Contributors!" - uh, what guarantee do we have that the kids will get a job versus be still living with you at 40?; Or my all time favorite "It took two to conceive... where's the man's "choice"?" Uh, well does he want to carry it?; And finally this was on the back of a tempo with, I swear 4 kids in the back and one up front "Abortion kills children" - clearly not yours!
It actually gets me upset. I don't have a single bumper sticker on my car for two reasons 1) its tacky and 2) why do you care what I think anyway? I'll bet if I put a sticker on my car that said "my dog is cuter and smarter than your kid" it would offend people, but that's what I think about a lot of people's kids, but it doesn't mean I have to put it on my car.
I guess what I'm really getting at is why not keep your car clean and let everyone enjoy their coffee in peace without turning the highway into a podium for your views. Also have you considered that while people are occupied trying to read what the sticker says they may get distracted? Yep should be illegal.
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LOVE IT!!!!
What a great post!
You are hilarious!
Keep 'em coming!
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